India pulled off a historic win against England in the opener of ICC Women's World Cup at Derby. India posted 281/3 batting first, thanks to fifties from Smriti Mandhana, Punam Raut and Mithali Raj. England were bowled out for 246.

India could not have asked for a better start for their World Cup campaign as they beat England by 35 runs in the opener. Batting first, Smriti Mandhana, Punam Raut and Mithali Raj scored half-centuries each to lead India to a total of 281 for the loss of three wickets. Smirti scored 90 while Raut scored 86. Mithali managed to score 71 runs, her seventh consecutive half-century in ODI, a record for any player. England were bowled out for 246 in the chase. India picked up 5 wickets but Wilson scored 81 and a stand with Brunt to stage a comeback. But, three run-outs ended England’s hopes of a win.